Machine for marking shingles



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H. E. MARCHAND.

MACHINE FOR MARKING SHINGLES. No. 266,173. .Patented 00h17, 1882.

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25u/ewan HenZ/'Marc/and Patented Oct. 17, 1882*'.

H E MARCHAND MACHINE PQR MARKING SHINGLBS.

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erratas Umfrage PATENT @ritten-O HENRY E. MARCHAND, OF ALLEGHENY, PENNSYLVANIA.

MACHINE FOR MARKING SHINGLES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 266,173, dated October 1'7, 1882.

Application filed June Q 188i. (No model.)

To all whom tt may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY E. MARCHAND, a citizen of the United States, residing at Allegheny, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements in Machines for Marking.

Shingles, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to that class of machines that are employed for the purpose of forming one or more marks or lines upon the faces or edges of shingles, in order to determine the position of the overlying` course of shingles in nailing the same upon a roof.

The improvement relates, tirst, to the devices for actuating the shafts carrying the inking and the marking rollers; secondly, to the adjustable table over which the shingles are passed in order to receive the marks from the marking-rollers 5 thirdly, to the feed and marking rollers and the table and yielding'frame carrying the same.

rI`he invention will be first fully described in detail and the improvements specifically set forth in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure l is a vertical central section of the improved machine. Fig. 2 is a top or plan view. through vthe ink-reservoir and one of thejournal-bearings of the shaft carrying the inkingroller. Fig. 4 is a plan View of one of the adjustable tables and the frame that carries the rollers over which the shingles pass. Fig. `5 represents the roller-frame detached, and Fig. 6 is a face view of one of the marking-rollers on an enlarged scale.

rEhe base A of this machine is formed `with a socket, a, to. receive the lower end of the tubular standard B, which is secured in said socket by means of a suitable number of setscrews. The tubular cap C, which is adjustablysecured upon the upper end of the standard by means of set-screws, is formed with the horizontal arms D D for supporting the tables, and it is also formed with bearings for the shafts that carry the inking and the marking rollers.

E indicates the shaft which carries the marking-rollers F. rlhe marking-edges upon the faces of these rollers are made either semicircular or diamond-shaped, so as to make either Fig. 3 is a section taken semiciroular or diamond-shaped marks upon the shingles, the semicircular marking-edges being indicated by full lines, and the diamondshaped markingedges being indicated by dotted lines, as shown u1 Fig. (i. These mark the shingles to guide the workman in laying down not only shingles having straight edges, but also shingles having their edges rounded or pointed. The shaft carrying said markingrollers transmits motion to an upper shaft, F', carrying the inking-rollersf, through the inedium ofthe gear G upon thelower shaft intermeshing with a gear, H, upon the upper shaft. Thisupper shaft is arranged within a long semi-cylindrical bearing, I, that is secured upon a bow-shaped piece or yoke, I', of the cap upon the top end of the standard, the said semi-cylindrical bearing being provided at its ends with boxes K K, in which are arranged the' bearing-blocks L Il, held down rupon the shaft by means of suitable springs, M. This construction provides, a yielding bearing for the marking-rollers, so that they will bear with a yielding pressnre'upon the inking-rollers below.

N indicates the ink-reservoirs, one of which is arranged in rear of each inking-roller, and supported bysuitable connection with the bearing I, before referred to. The reservoir N is provided with a supply-pipe, n, for admitting the requisite supply of ink into the reservoir, a cup or small reservoir, n', being' arranged at the upper end ot' said pipe to receive the ink which dows down through the supply-pipe into the lower reservoir. Within the lower reservoir is arranged an adjustable cut-off, P, for regulating the supply ofink taken up from the reservoir by the roller Q, anddelivered by said distributing-roller to the inking-rollerf. rIhis out-oit' consists of a curved plate extentiing the length of the distributing-roller and hinged in a yoke, i', set-screwsr being arranged to pass through said yoke, in order that they can be brought to bear upon rear projections ot' the hinged cut-ott', and thereby cause its front edge to be raised and brought into Contact with the distributing-roller. In this way the amount of ink taken up by the distributing-roller, which rotates in the direction of the arrow shown in Fig. 3, can be regulated. The yoke is arranged within a carriage or adjustable frame, R, and

is adjustable toward or away from the distributing-roller hy means of a screw, It', passing through the rear portion ot' said frame or carriage, as illustrated by dotted lines in Fig. 3. The front ends of the yoke are provided with semicircular bearings, which receive the shaft of the distributing-roller when the yoke is adjusted toward the said roller. The distributing-roller is mounted in the frame or carriage R, which latter is supported by the ink-reservoir, and rendered adjustable therein by means of set-screws r1" passing through slots r3 in the said carriage. By this the pressure ot' the distributing-rollers upon the inking-roller can be regulated.

S indicates the horizontal tables that are adjustably secured below the n'iarkingroller upon the horizontal arms I) ot' the cap upon the upper end ot' the standard. This adjustment is etfeeted by means of a sleeve, bf, upon the under side ofthe table titting upon the horizontal arm, a set-screw, S2, being provided for holding the same in adjustment. The table is provided at one end with a gage, Si, for the ends ofthe shingles, said gage ruiming transversely to the axis ofthe shaft carrying the markingroller, and heilig arranged at the required distance from the marking-roller by shifting the table along upon the arm which supports it. W'ithin each table is arranged a frame, T, having bearings for the journals ot' rollers T, over which the shingles are passed during the process ot' marking the same. In order to cause the frame carrying these rollers to yield, so as to insure the contact ot' the rollers with the marking-roller, no matterof what thickness the shingles may be, and also to secure a positive mark upon the shingles, I provide the frame T with studs or pins T2, which pass down through perfor-ations in the table, and around these pins I arrange springs t, so that elastic cushions will thereby he formed between the frame and the table.

The shaft carrying the marking-rollers also carries the feed-rollers t, which act upon the shingles placed upon the tableand't'eed thesame over the rollers of the yielding frame, so that they will be markedor printed bythe markingrollers. This shaft, which imparts motion to the upper shaft through the medium of the gearing G H, is provided with a bevel-gear, U, rigidly secured thereon, and receives its motion through the medium of said bevel-gear and an intermeshing bevel-gear, U, upon the upper end ot' the vertical rotary shaft U2. The vertical rotary shaft receives its motion from a horizontal shaft, V, provided with a worm, Y', that engages a worm-wheel. V2, upon the vertical shaft. The horizontal shaft passes through the base of the machine, and is provided with tiie usual fast and loose pulleys, V3, for applying belt-power to the same. The vertical shaft is formed with a longitudinal channel, V, at its lower end, the worm-.'vhecl being arranged upon such channel portion and held thereon by means ot' a 'key, 72, whereby the vertical shaft and the.tubular cap C can be raised or depressed, should occasion require, by first loosening the said wedge, and also the set-screws that hohl the cap upon the tubular standard, and then raising or lowering the cap.

From the above the operation of the machine will be readily understood. The upper horizontal shafts are driven by means ot' the gearing and the vertical and lower horizontal shafts, and the requisite supply of ink is admitted into the lower reservoir by adjusting the cut-ott'. The ink is fed to the inking-roller by the roller within the reservoir and from the inking-roller, and then to the shingles placed upon the rollers of the yielding frame and fed under the marking-roller by thc feed-roller' and marked.

In conclusion, it may be observed that the worin-gearing and bevel-gears tend to reduce the speed ot' the marking-rollers, and the intermeshing gears ofthe two shafts tend to reduce the speed ot' the hiking-rollers, the gear upon the lower one ot' the two upper horizontal shafts being the smaller ot' the two.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim isl. The conibination, in a shingle -marking machine, ot4 the shafts carrying the inking and marking rollers,and having intermeshinggcars, with a vertical rotary shaft arranged within a tubular standard and carrying a gear engaging a gear upon the shatt that is provided with a marking-roller, the worm-wheel upon the vertical rotary shaft, and the rotary horizontal driving-shaft provided with a wormengaging the said worm-wheel, substantially as described.

2. In a shingle-marking machine, the combination, with the marking-roller, ot' the horizontal table provided at one end with a gage, s, for the ends ot' the shingles, said gage running transversely to the axis ot' the shaft carrying the ymarking-roller, and the said table. being adj ustably secured below the said marking` roller upon an arm ot' the vertical standard, substantially as described.

The combination, in a shingle -marking machine, of the feed and marking rollers with the table, and the yielding' frame carrying the rollers and supported upon the table, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ll. E. MARCHAND.

Witnesses:

S. A. J oHNsiro'N, M. Jons'roN.

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